Minatsu Mitani
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| Birth name | Minatsu Mitani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1991 Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 20 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (24 October 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Minatsu Mitani (三谷 美菜津, Mitani Minatsu, born 4 September 1991) is a retired Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club.[1] She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]
Mitani expressed her desire to retire after losing in the second round of 73rd All Japan Comprehensive Championships on 28 November 2019, and officially announced her retirement on the first day of 2019 S/J League on 20 December.[3][4]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Li Xuerui
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8–21, 14–21 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Shiori Saito
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21–16, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 |  Mia Blichfeldt
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9–21, 23–21, 21–8 | Winner
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BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which were introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year's end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | French Open |  Saina Nehwal
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21–19, 21–11 | Winner
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the BWF since 2007.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Macau Open | P. V. Sindhu
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22–24, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2010 | Australian Open |  Seo Yoon-hee
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20–22, 21–14, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Osaka International | Megumi Taruno
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2011 | Croatian International |  Perrine Le Buhanic
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21–14, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2011 | Banuinvest International | Yui Hashimoto
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21–14, 21–16 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Austrian International | Naoko Fukuman
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Rie Eto Yu Wakita
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14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 20 August 2019.[7]
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References
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 三谷 美菜津". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "MITANI Minatsu". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "【全日本総合2019】「おそらく今日が最後の試合」（三谷）". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "【S/Jリーグ2019高岡大会】順位決定戦 東北マークス、七十七銀行 残留決定！". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
- ^ "MINATSU MITANI | HEAD TO HEAD ANALYSIS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
External links
- Minatsu Mitani at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com